Last Pick Up Times Before Christmas

I love this time of year spending time with family and friends, good food and Christmas music on the radio. I know everyone is getting their holiday plans in order and asking about Christmas gifts & prints to be ready for Christmas, so here goes-

Pick Up Times
Someone will be here for order pick ups:
Monday, December21 , 2009- from 2:00-5:00
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - from 1:00 - 2:00


Holiday Deadlines
All regular orders ( not including specialty items, collages, or canvas prints) need to be placed by Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in order to be ready for Christmas. We will have very limited pick up times the week of Christmas so try to plan for getting your prints as well.

New Studio
We just spent two days moving props into the new studio. We are aiming for the beginning of next year- So January 4th appointments- you very well may be the first ones in our new space!

Christmas Decorations are out!

I noticed the chain stores are putting out Christmas decorations and packing up the fall items. We just completed our Christmas special for 2009 and it was so much fun. Check out the sweet Christmas cuties on our sneak peeks page.

It's not too late to book Santa pictures at Myra's (Saturday, November 28, 2009) Only a $30 minimum purchase.

If you would like to use your pictures from this past year for Christmas cards- now is the time to call and place that order.

If you are looking for easy Christmas gifts ask about our gift certificates, gallery wrap canvases and forever memories portrait albums.

Visit The North Pole

This is your last chance for our Christmas special- It will be over on Saturday, November 7.
If you haven't booked yet, call us at 414-5554 to save your spot

Does it feel cooler today?

Last Chance for Fall
Tomorrow we start our fall/ Halloween special and will finish on Friday. I still have a couple evening sessions available. Your child can wear fall outfits or Halloween costumes.

Christmas Specials NOW BOOKING
Our phones were ringing all day yesterday as our awesome customers called to book Christmas and Santa appointments. We always book up quickly for Christmas so don't wait to call! We are doing an in studio Christmas backdrop the week of November 2-7. We have not finalized the backdrop but we can tell you that it will look great with Christmas colors.

Santa
In addition to our regular Christmas Special we are offering Pictures with Santa to benefit
St. Jude's Children's Hospital! One Day Only!

Santa will be at Myra's Melange
315 N Canal Blvd
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Saturday, November 28, 2009

No Sitting Fee
Only a $30 minimum purchase
Special Discounted Pricing!
Additional sheets & poses available

Sessions will be 5 minutes long and 10% of all picture sales will again go to St. Jude Children's Hospital

Call us at 985-414-5554 to schedule an appointment
Myra will also have a store wide 50% off sale (Excluding Layette)
Photos from this session will be ready for Christmas!
Here is a sample picture from last year:

Pumpkins and Costumes and Halloween

Sample Picture from 2008

Happy Fall! I love this time of year when the weather starts cooling off. I made Molly's costume- She is going to be a cute black cat. She loves to walk around and say, "Meeeooowwww" so it's purrfect... I LOVE how she drags out the "Meeeooowwww"! Making a costume Girly is difficult and I think it's a must (being the mother of a girl with just a little bit of hair) So I added a black tutu and a pink ball of yarn. Here she is testing out our new pink paper background. Can you guess what she is saying?

So, I thought I would earn my keep here on the BLOG and get you last minute shoppers a jump start this year on some ideas for sibling or family costumes. How cute to show off matching kids costumes.

Matching Costume Ideas
1. Condiments. You can have matching costumes consisting of picnic condiments such as ketchup and mustard for a really cute combination. For multiple children, you can expand this theme by including relish, mayo, or other favorite condiment.

2. Flapper and Gangster. This classic combination will enable your daughter to dress as a girly-girl. Your son will love being a classic 20's gangster with a tough-guy edge. Check out local thrift stores to find costume pieces and accessories. For multiple children, you can have several flappers and gangsters.

3. Firefighter and Dalmatian Dog. This is a great combination for younger children, particularly if one child is an infant or toddler. Dress the younger child in a dalmatian costume and dress the older child as a firefighter. For multiple children, you can have an entire firehouse company!

4. Crow and Sunflower. Pair up these classic autumn images in a perfectly original combination. Dress up your little girl to be a cute sunflower or sunflower princess. Dress up your little guy to be the crow.

5. Matching Scarecrows. You can really customize this Halloween boy/girl costume set by making it yourself. You can choose colored raffia for the scarecrow stuffing and be really creative with the shirt material and embellishments. Sew on patches for an authentic feel.

6. M&M's. Dressing up like a favorite candy is a fun idea for children. Each child can pick his or her favorite color of M&M. This is a great idea for families with multiple children.

7. Characters from The Wizard of OZ. Dorthy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Toto, The Good Witch and The Wicked Witch. (Don't forget about flying Monkeys)

8. Old MacDonald and his farm animals. A cow or horse a pig or a lamb.

9. Cat and mouse. This would be a cute one for kids that are active and love to run around and chase each other.

10. Rock Stars from the 80's- There are so many 80's clothes out now that they can wear parts of their costume after Halloween!

Have fun and call us to book your Halloween session before it's too late! You can get as little as 1-8x10, 2-5x7's and 8-wallets of one pose then you are welcome to get as many proofs of other poses after that! By the way Halloween is only 31 Days away!

Our backdrop this year will be wooden crates surrounded by pumpkins and fall vines and leaves. Great for costumes OR fall outfits!

Special Holiday Session Pricing

We've simplified our pricing for our holiday sessions so it will always be the same for every special. These are shorter sessions with one special backdrop. There is NO sitting fee (Which means you save $35-$45) and you must spend $50. To get special pricing you must purchase something from section A (one pose) and B.

Christmas In August

Yes, You read correctly! We are getting ready for Christmas with NEW (FREE set up) cards! Totally cute and trendy Christmas cards. You can use your portraits from the past year or plan a special sitting or come to one of our Christmas specials (we begin taking appointments September 28).

We are aware that there are a few months between now and then and are now booking Fall and camo/ hunting/ outdoor sessions.
This Saturday, August 29 (Camo) Fall outfits and overalls are welcome too! 2:15, 2:30 4:45 and 5:00 slots are left.

Wednesday, September 30 and Friday, October 2 (Fall) Halloween costumes or fall outfits are the attire. Several appointments throughout both days are still available.
Call 414-5554

To see more card styles go to http://www.delattephotography.com/gallery/3402130_xqftk
Choose your favorite and give us a call. We can make your cards early so you can stay ahead of the Christmas rush! (Custom and collage style cards are available for a $20 set up fee)